Found this slightly amusing … It is an article about “Disney’s Princesses on Ice”. It claims that the show will include Disney’s most memorable princess (Cinderella, Jasmine, Ariel, Sleeping Beauty, Belle, Mulan and Snow White), but again there is no Pocahontas. Hmm, I wonder if that is because Pocahontas, despite being an actual princess in her story, she doesn’t live in a lavish castle or wear the traditional “princess” gowns. Yet three of the seven “princesses” being featured are not even princesses in their stories until they marry a prince at the end (Cinderella, Belle, and Mulan).
The article explains that the stage will contain a large, three story revolving castle that will change from scene to scene as the princesses come out (for example, Jasmine will take place in Agra bah, Mulan in China, etc.).
What's interesting about that is that there never were such a thing as "Indian" or Native American Princesses. Settlers made it up when they came to America because they had a hard time accepting that the natives didn't have a monarchy and they viewed the native Chiefs as Kings. I agree with you though that one of the reasons they don't use Pocahontas is because she's not as glamourous as the other princesses.
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